Trunk-lock.



s. KLEIN 5;]; LUTTMANN.

TRUNK LOCK. APPLICATION FILED {58.10, 1917- Patented Aug. 21, I917.

STANLEY KLEIN AND JOSEPH LUTTIVIANN, .OF CINCINNATI, -OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE MENDEL-DRUOKER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.-

' TRUNK-LOOK.

Specification .of Letterslatent. ,Patented Aug. 21 1917,

' Applicationfiled-February 10, 1917. Serial 'No. 147,738.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, STANLEY K EIN and Josnrrr LUl'TMANN, citizens of'the' United States of America, and residents of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trunk-Locks, of which the following is a specification.

An object of our invention is to produce a trunk lock in which the action thereof is to draw the lid and body of the trunk together when the lock is moved to its locked position.

A further object is to produce a trunk lock in which means are provided for removing the strain from'the hasp. 1

These and other objects are attained in the trunk lock described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure lis a front elevation of a trunk lock embodying. our invention, secured in position on the body and lid of a trunk which is shown fragmentally.

, Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but

showing the hasp unlocked and moved to a position disclosing the closed position of the hasp reinforcing catch.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Figs. 1 and 2, but showing thereinforcing catch, the hasp being removed.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of our improved trunk lock, certain portions being shown in section to disclose more fully certain details of construction.

Our improved trunk lock consists of a hasp reinforcing catch 5 and a hasp 6,one member of each being secured to the front edge of the body portion of the trunkand the cooperating member'being secured to the cooperating front edge of the top or lid of the trunk.

The hasp reinforcing catch consists of a plate 7 pivotally mounted on a pin 8 secured to a plate 9 locatedat the top of the front edge of the body portion and secured thereto by means of rivets 10, the opposite end of plate 7 being provided with a hook 11 adapted to engage a pin 12 secured to a lug 13 extending from a plate 14 which is se- 5 cured to the lower front edge of the lid of the trunk by means of a series of rivets 15. Mounted on plate 9 and located below pin 8 is a pin 16 adapted to cooperate with a slot '17 formed in plate 7 for the purpose of relieving pin 8 of any strain imposed upon the platewhen the trunk is locked. Slot 17 is of such a length as to permit plate 7 to be rotated upon pin S-substantially 90 degrees in order to disengage hook 11 completely from 'pin' 12 "as well as to bring plate 7 entirely below the upper edge of the body portion of thetrunk. The slot of hook 11 is formed with an inclined side 18 which, when plate 7 is brought to engage the hook with pin 12', acts 'to draw the lid of the trunk into closer engagement with the body portion. At this time pin 16 relieves pivot pin 8 of the strains imposed upon plate 7, by being broughtinto engagement with edge 19 of slot 17 of thewplate.

Plate I l is provided with the usual haspr'eceivi-ng socket 20 located above lug 13 and pin 12. The usual" ridge 21 surrounds the socket to guidethe hasp into position therein and to aid in preventing its displac'ement therefrom; Socket 20, together with a hasp 22 hinged to a plate 23 pivotally mounted on pin 8, comprise the'trunk lock proper. 1 Hasp'22 is pivoted on plate 23 by means of a hinged joint 24: in such a manner that the hasp may swing outwardly and away from the lid of the trunk,- as disclosed in Fig. 2. Plate 23 is secured to plate 7 of thehasp reinforcing catch, by means of rivets 25 so that when plate 23 is rotated on pin 8, plate 7 also is'rotated thereon. The hasp is provided with the usual lock 26 which operates a lock bolt 27 adapted to en'- gagethe socket and to lock the hasp in position therein, as disclosed in Fig. 4. Thus it will be seen that the locking means comprising socket 20, hasp 22 and plate 23, cannot be locked until reinforcing catch 5, comprising plate 7, hook 11, pins 12 and 16, and slot 17, has been closed. Furthermore it will be seen, that catch 5 cannot be disengaged until locking means 6 has been unlocked. An additional advantage is that catch 5 is protected from injury and from tampering when locking means 6 has been locked.

In the operation of our improved trunk lock it will be assumed that the plates have been brought to the position disclosed in Fig. 1 in which the catch is closed and the hasp locked. The first operation is to unlock hasp 22. The hasp is then moved to a position substantially at right angles to the plane of the front surface of the trunk. This aifords the user a handle whereby catch 5 may be unlocked. The handleiS 1,10

used asa crank to rotate plate 23 upon pivot pin 8 so as to disengage hook 11 and pin 12. Both the catch and thelocking' means having been unlocked, the lid of the trunk may be raised. In locking the trunk the hasp is again employed as a crank wherewith to bring plate 7 into position to have its hook 11 engage pin 12. The hook is brought into cooperative relation with pin l2-to draw the 11d of the trunk into snug engagement with .the body portion thereof, .until the parts into engagement with the rear surface of socket 20 to lock the hasp. Both the main and auxiliary locking means having been locked, the parts are inthe positions disclosed in Figs. 1 and 4.

. Having'thus described ourinvention, what we claim is:

1. A trunk lock comprising a hasp and a catch secured to one relatively movable member of a trunk, and a socket and a 1n secured to the cooperating movable member of the trunk. and adapted respectively to receive the clasp and catch, said catch being located upon the inner face of the hasp and in such relation thereto thatsaid catchhas to be engaged with the pin before said hasp can be engaged with the socket.

I 2. A trunk lock comprising a locking hasp and catch, means for rotatively mountingthe hasp and catch upon a relatively movable member of a trunk so that they register with each other in their various positions, and a socket and a pin mounted upon the cooperating movable member of the trunk, adapted respectively to receive the hasp and catch so that the catch is engaged Copies of this patent may be obtained for with the pin in advance of the engagement of the hasp with the socket.

3. A trunk lock comprising a catch and a locking means, sald catchconslstlng' of a pm secured to one member of the trunk, a hook is locked whereby the pivot pin is relieved of strains imposed upon the hook in the locking operation. I y

42. A trunk lock comprising a catch, and a locking means, said catch consisting of a pin secured to one member of the trunk, a slotted'plate havingfaihook formed on one end for cooperation withthe pin in closing the trunk, a pivot pin-adapted tomount the plate pivotally onthe trunk member opposite to that upon which the first mentioned pin is mounted, and a pin located adjacent to the pivot pin, adapted to engage the slot of the plate tocooperate with the first mentioned pin in locking the trunk, said locking means consisting of a hasp secured to the plate of said catch, to swing concentrically with its pivot pin, and a socket secured to the trunk member'bearing said first mentioned pin, adapted to'receive the hasp, whereby the plate of said catch will-have to be' moved to bring its hook into locking engagement with the first mentioned pin,to place said hasp in position to be locked in said socket.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this 3rd day of February, 1917.

STANLEY KLEIN. I JOSEPH LUTTMANN.

' Witnessesi WALTER F. MURRAY, W. THORNTON BOGERT.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentsf Washington, D. G. I 

